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. >>> just into our newsroom, oakland is the first u.s. city to offer combination government i.d.s and bank cards to all citizens. city council members voted to give the final go ahead during tonight's session. all residents can get a card. the debit card fax function keeps people from having to carry cash. the cards will roll out in 60 to 90 days. the price will be a one-time fee of $10 for minors and senior citizens and $15 for adults. richmond is considering a similar program. >>> it was standing room only at milpitas city council meeting. the topic, outsourcing the police department. citizens attended to tell the mayor why they don't think it will work for their city. when the community found out they turned to facebook to gather support against that idea. >> we kind of have become the face of the community. and as a result of that, we've heard a lot of feedback from people that they want to keep those kind of services in this community. >> i have no idea what your financial situations are, where you are looking for money. but do not t
. >>> just into our newsroom, oakland is the first u.s. city to offer combination government i.d.s and bank cards to all citizens. city council members voted to give the final go ahead during tonight's session. all residents can get a card. the debit card fax function keeps people from having to carry cash. the cards will roll out in 60 to 90 days. the price will be a one-time fee of $10 for minors and senior citizens and $15 for adults. richmond is considering a similar program....
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i don't know to what extent that -- >> thank you, president chu. >> i have one comment, first of all, i want to echo what supervisor compos said, i want to thank you, you have a big job and a number of reports coming from this past year that we'll be considering and i appreciate the work that you have done on that, from my perspective and i think this is probably no surprise, we heard a lot of testimony last year that echoes what you have laid out in your report, it was the fact that hra's seem to be on the rise, the fact that there did seem to be restaurant that is were abusing surcharges with regards to employees and consumers, that caused me to spend quite a bit of time after last year's vito to craft the legislation that as we all know just went to in effect this year, so from my perspective, i didn't hear necessarily any new data different pr the testimony that we heard last year, it really confirmed the problem that we heard about which is why we moved forward with the legislation at the end of last year and certainly if this data, if we hear data like this a year from now or tw
i don't know to what extent that -- >> thank you, president chu. >> i have one comment, first of all, i want to echo what supervisor compos said, i want to thank you, you have a big job and a number of reports coming from this past year that we'll be considering and i appreciate the work that you have done on that, from my perspective and i think this is probably no surprise, we heard a lot of testimony last year that echoes what you have laid out in your report, it was the fact...
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as rich mentioned the first pace bond for the city of san francisco the first project to receive qbce interest rates report and the first and unique public, private collaboration between the city, the port, the puc, the lodges the johnson controls and we are very excited to participate in this project. that concludes my report. thank you. >> is there any public comment? >> very well. commissioners? >> i just... i for one am very excited as a big proponent for solar power and energy efficientcy. thank you both for all of the hard work on this. >> ditto. >> yeah, i think that we all feel the same, so thank you very much. >> okay. item 9 d, request authorization to issue a request to proposals to rehab tait and retenant the pier 38 bulkhead building located on delancey street and embarcadero. >> my name is john doll and i promise to be brief. this is a follow up to an information item that was presented two weeks ago. regarding a staff recommendation for a selection process for the pier 38 rehabilitation project. at that time, port commissioners provided input with this selection process
as rich mentioned the first pace bond for the city of san francisco the first project to receive qbce interest rates report and the first and unique public, private collaboration between the city, the port, the puc, the lodges the johnson controls and we are very excited to participate in this project. that concludes my report. thank you. >> is there any public comment? >> very well. commissioners? >> i just... i for one am very excited as a big proponent for solar power and...
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the mta which is the agency in san francisco responsible for implementing the city's transit first policy. in order to implement that policy, there's two key things we need, we need strong leadership and innovation and what we're seeing today is the manifestation of just that in san francisco. what we need to do as the government and the transportation agency is make sure there are good choices available to people in terms of how they get around san francisco. we want people to feel like they don't need to get in their car, they don't want to get in their car, maybe like supervisor chiu and i, they don't own a car because there are other good options for them to get around san francisco and there are ways they can get around that aren't going to clog our streets with traffic or fill our air with pollution, and i think scoot represents just one of those options and we're very happy to welcome them to san francisco, we're happy to do our small part in facilitating their launch here, i want to thank our director of off street parking manages all the mta parking garages and lots, we want to b
the mta which is the agency in san francisco responsible for implementing the city's transit first policy. in order to implement that policy, there's two key things we need, we need strong leadership and innovation and what we're seeing today is the manifestation of just that in san francisco. what we need to do as the government and the transportation agency is make sure there are good choices available to people in terms of how they get around san francisco. we want people to feel like they...
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we will call six out of order first. six, we have the director who will be leaving so he wanted to be here. >>the clerk: resolution authorizing lease of 255,420 rentable square feet at bayshore boulevard, daly city, california from prolog *f sl.p. for a 20-year term plus two five-year extensions at rent of $2,449,642 with annual increases for san francisco municipal transportation agency's towed car operations and other services. >> for this we have ed with the mta and sinaly. >> good afternoon, ed riskos, transportation director. i want to thank you for shuffling the agenda to accommodate this item, which is of great importance to the agency, which is why i wanted to be here so you could hear from my firsthand about it. what is before you is a resolution that would approve a leaswe have been seeing quite sometime that would solve a number of challenges we are currently facing. therefore it is very important to the agency. we have a wide array of assets in the mta across the city that we use to operator all the modes of
we will call six out of order first. six, we have the director who will be leaving so he wanted to be here. >>the clerk: resolution authorizing lease of 255,420 rentable square feet at bayshore boulevard, daly city, california from prolog *f sl.p. for a 20-year term plus two five-year extensions at rent of $2,449,642 with annual increases for san francisco municipal transportation agency's towed car operations and other services. >> for this we have ed with the mta and sinaly....
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when we first introduced the legislation, one of the things we heard from folks who were oppose today legislation was the problem is not so much, you know, the accounts themselves but simply the fact that people don't know that they exist, and we recognize that that was an issue, but we always said that that's not the only issue, that it wasn't just that workers didn't know but even workers who knew they had access to these accounts, even if they had the knowledge, they could not exercise their rights because restrictions were placed on how the money could be used, and these are some of the restrictions that were identified in this report, 30% of businesses actually do not allow employees to use hra's for health insurance. again, what the rational for not allowing workers to use that money for health insurance is, we're still trying to figure that out. we also found that 28% of employers did not allow, do not allow workers to use the amount -- use the money to enroll in healthy san francisco, and essentially what you find is that more than half, more than 50% of businesses are placing
when we first introduced the legislation, one of the things we heard from folks who were oppose today legislation was the problem is not so much, you know, the accounts themselves but simply the fact that people don't know that they exist, and we recognize that that was an issue, but we always said that that's not the only issue, that it wasn't just that workers didn't know but even workers who knew they had access to these accounts, even if they had the knowledge, they could not exercise their...
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we're in a city that the first-responders, even if you had a gazillion firefighters, first of all, most of them don't live here unfortunately and secondly we're going to need all of us when it comes to a big earthquake. when you get this training they say 80% of the people will be needing to be helped. very minorly injureded and then we'll have the training to help them. so i think that would be a really awesome thing if we could all be nert trained and require it. >> mr. resignato, is this time card 3 or 4 for you? >> this is 3. >> from what it sounds like, Û: think i need to become a nert, because i'm a nerd already, but i could become a nert. i love the prevention questions. keep them coming. i'm passionate about prevention. there is a simple thing to make sure that when our earthquake hits we can do what is called "shelter in place." we can keep people in their homes. basically we have lot of multi-family homes with soft understories with a garage, but there is a lot of weight on top. what happened in the loma prieta earthquake, it's a simple process to retrofit those. it costs $3,
we're in a city that the first-responders, even if you had a gazillion firefighters, first of all, most of them don't live here unfortunately and secondly we're going to need all of us when it comes to a big earthquake. when you get this training they say 80% of the people will be needing to be helped. very minorly injureded and then we'll have the training to help them. so i think that would be a really awesome thing if we could all be nert trained and require it. >> mr. resignato, is...
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first of all, because san francisco and paris are both very great cities, american and french cities and i cannot think with great emotion that between the american people and the french people, history has given us the best of the friendships and our time tokt together, it called freedom, democracy, to the dignity of all human people, and certainly san francisco and paris are an emblem of the link that exists between the french and the american people. there's something very magical about san francisco, the golden gate that i know now well, but there's a style of life, there's an art of life, there's a way of living together but being different and respecting the freedom of each other. the other privilege for paris is we've always played a role to create a very rich and strong relationship between the two cities, but also a very useful one. [inaudible] in the past with [inaudible], the foundations of this agreement [inaudible] and i will see later on my good friends who a couple of years ago told me that he was going to celebrate his birthday in paris and he would want toez personal
first of all, because san francisco and paris are both very great cities, american and french cities and i cannot think with great emotion that between the american people and the french people, history has given us the best of the friendships and our time tokt together, it called freedom, democracy, to the dignity of all human people, and certainly san francisco and paris are an emblem of the link that exists between the french and the american people. there's something very magical about san...
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while the first round allowed for redevelopment and successor agencies to be part and parcel of city government or county government, depending on the jurisdiction, this round of legislation literally requires them to be separate from city and county. as of the effective date of this legislation, the successor agency is technically a separate entity from the city. in addition, the legislation that the mayor put forward that the board passed would create a separate board so there would be two entities. the oversight board i sit on would continue to exist but only be responsible for the fiduciary you responsibilities, the financial obligations if you recall what is called the recognized obligation payment schedule that we are required to submit to the state every six months. the second board would be composed of citizens appointed by the mayor, endorsed by the board, which would review entitlements, review projects and somewhat of the same capacity the former redevelopment commission board did. again, this is the result of -- to be honest, changing their mind on these things. we are co
while the first round allowed for redevelopment and successor agencies to be part and parcel of city government or county government, depending on the jurisdiction, this round of legislation literally requires them to be separate from city and county. as of the effective date of this legislation, the successor agency is technically a separate entity from the city. in addition, the legislation that the mayor put forward that the board passed would create a separate board so there would be two...
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it was last night that the first of the two was located. their boat was hit by a large wave near pigeon point on sunday after they left the marina near candlestick park. four men were on board. two were wearing life jackets. they managed to swim to shore. two others went middling. now the bodies of -- missing. now the missing men have been found. >>> the recent delays caused by american alz could be coming to -- airlines could be coming to an end. they could restart the talks between the airline and the pilots. they file forward bankruptcy last year. a judge then gave the airline the right to throw out the pilots' old contract. >>> it's going to be a busy weekend! the giants, parades, jets, and sets. >> later in this broadcast, the a's, last night's celebration in their rear-view mirror, they're trying to tie up the american league west with one game remaining. trying to eliminate the dodgers from postseason hopes. plan i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas stati
it was last night that the first of the two was located. their boat was hit by a large wave near pigeon point on sunday after they left the marina near candlestick park. four men were on board. two were wearing life jackets. they managed to swim to shore. two others went middling. now the bodies of -- missing. now the missing men have been found. >>> the recent delays caused by american alz could be coming to -- airlines could be coming to an end. they could restart the talks between...
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barack obama and michelle obama's first date of eating ice cream on the sidewalk. it will unfairly tar get the homeless. a san francisco city leader is working to get people covered up and they are receiving numerous complaints about the naked people who frequented the public plaza at 17th and market streets. now he is proposing a plan and people in the area say castro is known for that but some nudests have taken it too far. >> it is just a little dekorum and some respect for people too because we don't want to push nudity either. >> if it is signed they will be fined for first offense and another fine for a second offense. >>> a response to the massive fire at the refinery in august protesters are asking for safety emissions. they plan to march and yesterday the city council is requiring them to rebuild the unit that caused the fire. >>> the mystery of missing seems toster da -- teamster boss, they say they have tested the soil and the home was searched after he said he saw a man being buried at the time he disappeared. they found no evidence of human remains. >>
barack obama and michelle obama's first date of eating ice cream on the sidewalk. it will unfairly tar get the homeless. a san francisco city leader is working to get people covered up and they are receiving numerous complaints about the naked people who frequented the public plaza at 17th and market streets. now he is proposing a plan and people in the area say castro is known for that but some nudests have taken it too far. >> it is just a little dekorum and some respect for people too...
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. >> good evening, i am larry bush, i write for city report. earlier this month i asked for the staff to provide a list of those people that have not filed their form 7. i have that list for you now. this is about 30 san francisco officials by the end of august had not filed form 700. some people are including vice chair of development authority as well as all three members of the bond oversight committee. which as you know is the committee that monitors several billion dollars in funding. when i asked what actions had been taken to provide fines or what have you for people that not filed. that are due on april 1. i was told in writing that due to a lack of resources, there were no fine letters going out this year, and none had gone out last year. i talked to the fcpc, and they said they had fined some san francisco officials themselves for failing to file. some of the same people who had not filed last year, still have not filed this year. i think that since i didn't see any mention of this in the executive director's report. it's worth the pu
. >> good evening, i am larry bush, i write for city report. earlier this month i asked for the staff to provide a list of those people that have not filed their form 7. i have that list for you now. this is about 30 san francisco officials by the end of august had not filed form 700. some people are including vice chair of development authority as well as all three members of the bond oversight committee. which as you know is the committee that monitors several billion dollars in...
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a transit first goal. we looked at the city's -- and this was the climate action plan in conjunction with the climate action plan process what it would take to achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction goal, the transportation sector of that, all while trying to maintain competitiveness for attracting jobs and employees. this is an example. if the findings from the climate action plan being worked on in conjunction with the city, you can see that the amount of new infrastructure and level of demand management that it would take to get close to our goals is really not to be underestimated. so, with these goals and needs in mind, we conducted two calls for projects last year. one of them was in conjunction with the regional transportation plan called for projects, it was mentioned earlier. we got submissions, priorities from all of our partner agencies, all of our agencies that operator provide services [speaker not understood] in san francisco as well as from the public. and a lot of what the public is
a transit first goal. we looked at the city's -- and this was the climate action plan in conjunction with the climate action plan process what it would take to achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction goal, the transportation sector of that, all while trying to maintain competitiveness for attracting jobs and employees. this is an example. if the findings from the climate action plan being worked on in conjunction with the city, you can see that the amount of new infrastructure and level...
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you a live look outside, spanning over the city of san francisco. the beautiful city by the bay. christina will be along to tell you about the traffic. this is wednesday october 3rd "today in the bay." >>> it is 4:31. i'm jon kelley. >> lots to get to, but first let's check the forecast with christina loren. >> it is the talk of the town, the very hot weather, the hot start to october. and today we are going to take the triple digits down to the 90s in the warmer cities across the bay but it's still going to be abnormally hot. the big news is san francisco yesterday, 93 degrees. we're going to talk about how hot your city was and when we're getting some cooler weather. we'll get to that forecast. first, hey, mike. >> we're tracking the bridge. i just saw flashing lights. crews starting to move those construction zones on the north side. we still have construction as you're heading across the span. the approach getting out of san francisco and also the approach to the bay bridge off 101 heading to the lower deck. jumping to the north bay, highway 29
you a live look outside, spanning over the city of san francisco. the beautiful city by the bay. christina will be along to tell you about the traffic. this is wednesday october 3rd "today in the bay." >>> it is 4:31. i'm jon kelley. >> lots to get to, but first let's check the forecast with christina loren. >> it is the talk of the town, the very hot weather, the hot start to october. and today we are going to take the triple digits down to the 90s in the warmer...
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so, that's where the first buildings will go. and as we build those buildings and move the residents from their existing units, we'll demolish those units. we are again trying to mime eyes the off sit relocation. >> it's good to know that. >> we can do that where we have room. we can't always do that, but hunters view and alice griffith give us the opportunity to do so. and, you know, obviously the dense ithv of potrero as well as sunnydale is lower so we have the opportunity to keep most of the residents on-site as we build. * density the big question is the source of the funding. we will move as fast as we have funds to build. and, you know, so, that's always the biggest issue. but for now alice and hunters view are moving along. >> and then i guess the current location, it's sounds like those projects are okay. do we relocate them in county or do people have a choice -- do we try to find them housing within san francisco? how does that work? >> i can't speak for the past in terms of the other -- because the city has done hope
so, that's where the first buildings will go. and as we build those buildings and move the residents from their existing units, we'll demolish those units. we are again trying to mime eyes the off sit relocation. >> it's good to know that. >> we can do that where we have room. we can't always do that, but hunters view and alice griffith give us the opportunity to do so. and, you know, obviously the dense ithv of potrero as well as sunnydale is lower so we have the opportunity to...
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cramming for their first face- off. the outcome of tomorrow's debate this denver could help decide the election. but cbs 5 political reporter grace lee says neither side wants to set the bar too high. >> reporter: the first of the three presidential debates is considered by most pundits to be the most important because it really sets the tone. and for once, both the president and the republican nominee actually agree on something. they are both trying to lower expectations. the stage is being set at the university of denver. the focus for the presidential candidates tomorrow evening will be on domestic policies with a heavy emphasis on the economy. both sides are already spinning. >> while president obama's people are saying, hey, i have had no chance to prepare anything, mitt romney's people are saying, hey, president obama is the best debater ever and i have never been in a presidential debate. >> reporter: both sides are off the campaign trail today preparing for the debate. mitt romney was spotted tacking with his d
cramming for their first face- off. the outcome of tomorrow's debate this denver could help decide the election. but cbs 5 political reporter grace lee says neither side wants to set the bar too high. >> reporter: the first of the three presidential debates is considered by most pundits to be the most important because it really sets the tone. and for once, both the president and the republican nominee actually agree on something. they are both trying to lower expectations. the stage is...
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>> well, first of all we need to close loop holes. we can't have big office towers sold and pretending they're at the 1978 price so we need to close the loopholes. we need to encourage small business growth. we can't live on facebook alone and make sure a small business owner with an idea city hall makes it easy to grow and start your business because that will drive a dynamic local economy and i think that's the key. >> all right. >> it seems as though we're all avoiding the question, and that is what new fees and what new taxes should we impose and i guess that's because we're all reluctant to do that and we feel the better way is figure out new sources of revenue for the city, so i agree that we need to do things that would enhance the quality of life in san francisco and draw more tourists and expand that center and we're turning away dollars to the city. we need a new facility and we don't have one currently for that and we need to streamline the planning process. i spent seven years on the board of appeals and there are things s
>> well, first of all we need to close loop holes. we can't have big office towers sold and pretending they're at the 1978 price so we need to close the loopholes. we need to encourage small business growth. we can't live on facebook alone and make sure a small business owner with an idea city hall makes it easy to grow and start your business because that will drive a dynamic local economy and i think that's the key. >> all right. >> it seems as though we're all avoiding the...
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first i want to associate myself with supervisor campos' remarks relating to the new archbishop. i think it's important that we acknowledge some of the problematic things that have happened in terms of hurtful stances and positions towards the lgbt community while also looking forward, and i do hope that as a community we'll be able to work with the archbishop and with the church to improve our city and make it a great place for the lgbt community as well as other communities. in addition, colleagues, today i am introducing legislation that for a long time i did not -- i was hoping that i would never have to introduce, but unfortunately we've reached a point where it is necessary, and that is specifically an amendment to our police code to prohibit public nudity in our public spaces in san francisco. currently san francisco law prohibits public nudity and it has for several decades in our parks and in our port property. however, there is no restriction on public nudity anywhere else. nor does state law prohibit the simple fact of being nude in public. there has been a significant
first i want to associate myself with supervisor campos' remarks relating to the new archbishop. i think it's important that we acknowledge some of the problematic things that have happened in terms of hurtful stances and positions towards the lgbt community while also looking forward, and i do hope that as a community we'll be able to work with the archbishop and with the church to improve our city and make it a great place for the lgbt community as well as other communities. in addition,...
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first of all, the department of emergency management. we've become really kindred spirits in this whole process and we have been working with the poor, we've been working with the fire department, the police department, and who knows where else in this city. but there's just a lot of things i guess most of all martha cohen works with us on this. thank you for all you do to make this happen. i do want to say the importance of the mission of the disaster response, we have a saying in the marine corps, never put yourself in a position where you have to introduce yourself from the battle field. get to know each other before something happens. and that's what this is about. and we've gotten to know these military and these civilian folks that are going to have to work together when a big catastrophic earthquake happens. we don't know when it will happen. we do know that one of these days everybody predicts we're going to have one. there's a lot of other events that go on during fleet week and it's the fun part. the air show is back. the blue
first of all, the department of emergency management. we've become really kindred spirits in this whole process and we have been working with the poor, we've been working with the fire department, the police department, and who knows where else in this city. but there's just a lot of things i guess most of all martha cohen works with us on this. thank you for all you do to make this happen. i do want to say the importance of the mission of the disaster response, we have a saying in the marine...
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so, when we decided to do the development, my first thought is we need to make sure this remains under rent control. we worked with the city attorney's office for about a year to see if we could keep this property under rent control while still doing the development. when that didn't come to fruition, my attorneys proposed this rather novel approach to ensuring that market controls are put in place on the property and that affordable housing is not just maintained, but is actually added to the city and this neighborhood in specific. all of nigh neighbors are aware of the project. they love the design. and all of the neighboring households support the new construction and welcome it to the neighborhood and i hope you support this project as well. thank you for your time. >> thank you. any additional speakers? yes. >>> i'm audrey carlson and i live on that very block and i've lived there since 1984. a number of years ago prior to dennis' buying that lot, i opposed the division of that two-unit -- it's on 00 square feet. it didn't make sense, the proposal, and so the planning commission s
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an exercise that could save our lives in an emergency, a meeting between bay area first responders and the u.s. military to train for a major disaster. >> today is really the culmination of months and months of training with the san francisco department of emergency management and the city and county of san francisco. >> reporter: this landing craft air cushion traveled up from camp pendleton on the u.s. macon island an amphibious assault ship sitting about eight miles offshore. both are capablof transporting everything from food and water to weapons of war. the marine set up a mobile hospital to test if it's ever needed an important exercise. >> it's one that i personally felt was necessary to do to practice not only the landing of an amphibious craft here but the understanding of the kind of help that we could get should our major arteries be clogged. >> reporter: fleet week is just one of many big events going on in san francisco this weekend. there's america's cup racing, the castro street fair, hardly strictly bluegrass at golden gate park, plus giants play-off baseball and the 49
an exercise that could save our lives in an emergency, a meeting between bay area first responders and the u.s. military to train for a major disaster. >> today is really the culmination of months and months of training with the san francisco department of emergency management and the city and county of san francisco. >> reporter: this landing craft air cushion traveled up from camp pendleton on the u.s. macon island an amphibious assault ship sitting about eight miles offshore....
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tonight city leaders crushed their first amendment rights. chaos outside the council chamber. 50 protesters locked outside, doors guarded by police. while those who made it inside called for officers to open the doors. they came here to speak out against the shooting of allen bluford who police say was armed with a gun. >> miguel murdered allen in cold blood and that you are covering up a racist murder. >> reporter: protesters shut down last week's city council meeting. banning protesters from sitting in the rafters and setting up overflow rooms instead. >> it's a rule to have always been clear if the crowd is too large then you establish a secondary place where people can watch. >> they've got those doors closed. >> reporter: they claim the city has suppressed information about their son's death. >> i want to know -- >> reporter: tonight after five months a city council member handed the family a police report they've been waiting for. their lawyer says the report is heavily redacted and does not include a statement from the officer who shot
tonight city leaders crushed their first amendment rights. chaos outside the council chamber. 50 protesters locked outside, doors guarded by police. while those who made it inside called for officers to open the doors. they came here to speak out against the shooting of allen bluford who police say was armed with a gun. >> miguel murdered allen in cold blood and that you are covering up a racist murder. >> reporter: protesters shut down last week's city council meeting. banning...
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without objection, this ordinance is passed in the first read. item 18. >> item 18 is an ordinance amending the planning code regarding the threshold for application of inclusionary a ffordable housing program. >> colleagues, same house, same call? supervisor kim. >> thank you. i just wanted to say a few words about this legislation before us today. as many of you know, this is legislation that follows the housing trust fund charter amendment which our board put on the ballot for this november of 2012. this legislation was really the conclusion of a very long process to build consensus for support to build more affordable housing here in the city and county of san francisco. as you know, we have already tried a few times, both in 2002 and 2006 to pass a bond to create to build affordable housing here in the city. both times and unfortunately those measures have failed. and i think through those efforts, many affordable housing advocates have learned that we need to build larger consensus and support to ensure a passage that -- so that we can allo
without objection, this ordinance is passed in the first read. item 18. >> item 18 is an ordinance amending the planning code regarding the threshold for application of inclusionary a ffordable housing program. >> colleagues, same house, same call? supervisor kim. >> thank you. i just wanted to say a few words about this legislation before us today. as many of you know, this is legislation that follows the housing trust fund charter amendment which our board put on the ballot...
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the first economic and tde seminar here in our beautiful city. city hall in san francisco. housekeeping items. you'll notice on your chair there is a little box. we're having simultaneous interpreting. you will find these. insert into the box, turn it on, put it on your head and did not to get out of this room. if you leave, leave it on the chair, we will pick it up afterward. if you have a problem, there is a little room and they can take care of it for you. problems with their headsets, there is a little room, someone will take care of it for you. restrooms to my left. and please, turn your cell phones off. ok? thank you. i want to say this event would not be possible to do without the general sponsorship of the mayor's office. thank you, mayor ed lee. also the ministry of the commerce of china, supported by the governor's office. thank you so much. the lieutenant governor is here of course. i would like to mention that we do have some honorable mentions in here. first of all, my boss, hon. ed lee. mayor of san francisco. i would like to add our first chinese mayor in san
the first economic and tde seminar here in our beautiful city. city hall in san francisco. housekeeping items. you'll notice on your chair there is a little box. we're having simultaneous interpreting. you will find these. insert into the box, turn it on, put it on your head and did not to get out of this room. if you leave, leave it on the chair, we will pick it up afterward. if you have a problem, there is a little room and they can take care of it for you. problems with their headsets, there...
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under the ordnance violators would be fined $100 for a first offense and $200 for the second. the legislation is set to go before the full board in november. >>> the los angeles city council voted today repeal its recent ban on medical marijuana. the vote comes after advocates gathered enough signatures for a ballot referendum. the so-called ban would have eliminated about 1,000 shops operating in the city. >>> in a little less than 24 hours, president obama and mitt romney will clash in denver in the first presidential debate. elizabeth explains now why both men are approaching it with cautious optimism. >> president baa rack obama and governor mitt romney their first of three show downs. this week the debate will focus on domestic policy with a heavy emphasis on the economy. romney says it's not about who comes out on top. >> in my view it's not so much winning or losing or even the people themselves, the president and myself, it's about something bigger than that. these debates are an opportunity for each of us to de scribe the bathway forward for america that we would choo
under the ordnance violators would be fined $100 for a first offense and $200 for the second. the legislation is set to go before the full board in november. >>> the los angeles city council voted today repeal its recent ban on medical marijuana. the vote comes after advocates gathered enough signatures for a ballot referendum. the so-called ban would have eliminated about 1,000 shops operating in the city. >>> in a little less than 24 hours, president obama and mitt romney...
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. >> setting the stage for the first presidential debate. tonight, the one thing that the candidates seem to agree on. >> i always thought they were roaming free and that's why i chose to buy them. >> but with these eggs worth the premium price is this why a bay area farm is accused of deceit. bay area just got approved. >>> and first at 6:30, one of the strictest anti-smoking ordinances in the bay area just got approved. it severely restricts where people can light up including where they live. cbs 5 reporter ann notarangelo says, it is getting wide ranging support. >> and i find it offensive and i find it unhealthy, particularly if there are young children around. >> reporter: ever since irene curtis stopped smoking, she has hated breathing in someone else's smoke and in a community where few people light up, there was more than enough support for the san rafael city council to approve a strict new antismoking law. >> the only person who spoke against it believes that it was it wasn't strict enough. >> reporter: even this smoker is for it.
. >> setting the stage for the first presidential debate. tonight, the one thing that the candidates seem to agree on. >> i always thought they were roaming free and that's why i chose to buy them. >> but with these eggs worth the premium price is this why a bay area farm is accused of deceit. bay area just got approved. >>> and first at 6:30, one of the strictest anti-smoking ordinances in the bay area just got approved. it severely restricts where people can light...
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the body of the first missing man washed ashore on monday. the two men who died were not wearing life jackets. >>> demanding justice. protesters taking over the city council meeting in oakland last night demanding more information on a deadly police shooting that happened five months ago. the family and about 75 supporters of 18-year-old alan bluford packed the chambers for two hours. the family was given a copy of the police report. something they have been asking the police for since the shooting happened. bluford was shot and killed back in may after police say he tried to run away. police said he was killed in an exchange of gunfire that injured the police officer. they later changed the story and the gun believed to be bluford's believed to be recovered from the scene was not. the district attorney and oakland police are still investigating the shooting. >>> the protest comes as a federal report comes to light accusing oakland police of being too quick to pull the trigger. a court-appointed monitor says officers sometimes shoot at suspec
the body of the first missing man washed ashore on monday. the two men who died were not wearing life jackets. >>> demanding justice. protesters taking over the city council meeting in oakland last night demanding more information on a deadly police shooting that happened five months ago. the family and about 75 supporters of 18-year-old alan bluford packed the chambers for two hours. the family was given a copy of the police report. something they have been asking the police for since...
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. >>> oakland is officially the first city in the nation to offer residents combination government i.d.s and bank cards to all citizens regardless of immigration status. city council members voted to give the plan a final go-ahead during last night's session. all oakland residents can prove -- who can prove their identity can get a card. what makes the i.d. unique, the debit card function lets lower-income people avoid check cashing fees and keeps them from having to carry cash. city leaders say the program will take 60 to 90 days to roll out. the price will be a one-time fee of $10 for minors and seniors and $15 for adults. richmond is now considering a similar program. >>> the sign of a tough economy. the alum rock union school district says it's eliminating 18 teaching positions and it's planning to combine dozens of classes. this is in an effort to cut down on spending. the district says these moves will help save them more than $1 million. school officials blaming shrinking enrollment will reduce the amount of funding from the state. >>> alum rock park in san jose is closed because
. >>> oakland is officially the first city in the nation to offer residents combination government i.d.s and bank cards to all citizens regardless of immigration status. city council members voted to give the plan a final go-ahead during last night's session. all oakland residents can prove -- who can prove their identity can get a card. what makes the i.d. unique, the debit card function lets lower-income people avoid check cashing fees and keeps them from having to carry cash. city...
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. >>> oakland could become the first american city to offer all of its residents i.d. cards that function as bank cards. that could happen tonight. in fact, within the hour. the city council is meeting as we speak. the council is expected to give a final vote on the plan to give all oakland residents the government issued i.d. regardless of immigration status. the debit card, that function would let poor people avoid check cashing fees and keep them from having to carry cash. the proposal has already won unanimous support from the city's finance and management committee. >>> okay. check it out. live pictures. you know who is in town. it's the blue angels right there headed to sfo. you can see them right there careening right across the top of your screen. of course it fleet week. you can't have fleet week without having the famed blue angels. the navy pilots are headed to sfo. they're going to land in just a few minutes. they'll start practicing their position maneuvers over the bay area skies thursday afternoon 1:00 to 5:00. keep your eyes up, look out and plug your e
. >>> oakland could become the first american city to offer all of its residents i.d. cards that function as bank cards. that could happen tonight. in fact, within the hour. the city council is meeting as we speak. the council is expected to give a final vote on the plan to give all oakland residents the government issued i.d. regardless of immigration status. the debit card, that function would let poor people avoid check cashing fees and keep them from having to carry cash. the...
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ok okakland will be the first city in america to offer a combination government i.d. and bank card to all citizens regardless of immigration status. what makes the i.d. card unique is the debit card function which allows lower income people to avoid check cashing fees. the program is expected to take 60 to 90 days to roll out. there will be a one-time fee of $10 for minors and senior citizens. $15 for adults. richmond is considering a similar program. >> here's the very unique and poignant story. an anchor woman attracting national attention for her response to an e-mail criticizing her weight. >> the truth is, i am overweight. you can call me fat and yes, even obese, on a doctor's chart. but to the person would wrote me that letter, do you think i don't know that? that your cruel words are pointing out something that i don't see? >> she went on for about four minutes. and very eloquently talking about this. bullying and such. jennifer liver stone's been an anchor in morning news there in lacrosse for about a dozen years. that recent viewer e-mail complained because o
ok okakland will be the first city in america to offer a combination government i.d. and bank card to all citizens regardless of immigration status. what makes the i.d. card unique is the debit card function which allows lower income people to avoid check cashing fees. the program is expected to take 60 to 90 days to roll out. there will be a one-time fee of $10 for minors and senior citizens. $15 for adults. richmond is considering a similar program. >> here's the very unique and...
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the demand city officials met after dozens of protests. >>> stage is set for tonight's first presidential debate the issues that could change the direction of the race. >>> stage set for cooling trend no more record highs around the bay area, we drop into the 50s and down to the 90s. let's talk about how you could be a big winner when abc 7 gives away $49,000. all of our friends on facebook are eligible whether you are a new fan or with us from the beginning. go to facebook.com/abc7news and click win $49,000 button. that will take you to this page where you can fill out the entry form. we'll announce the winner october 18th, after the 49ers game. ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter what? too? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. ♪ ambiance [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. your head-start to home cooked. have you he
the demand city officials met after dozens of protests. >>> stage is set for tonight's first presidential debate the issues that could change the direction of the race. >>> stage set for cooling trend no more record highs around the bay area, we drop into the 50s and down to the 90s. let's talk about how you could be a big winner when abc 7 gives away $49,000. all of our friends on facebook are eligible whether you are a new fan or with us from the beginning. go to...
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. >>> the triple digit heat broke a few records today in some bay area cities. we have team coverage tonight. chief meteorologist bill martin will have tomorrow's forecast in 90 seconds. but first ktvu's matt keller join us live from ellam rock park where park rangers are taking extra precautions tonight, mark. >> reporter: these signs behind me will be out again tomorrow telling the public that alum rock park is closed due to extreme fire danger. near triple digit temperatures could not stop francis tuddle for practicing for his high school team. but the sign near alum rock park did. >> reporter: now where where are you going to run? >> another loop, something extra. >> reporter: we salk hikers, cyclists and drivers turn around forcing plans to be changed. >> maybe take a walk later on just down the street after it cools down a little bit. >> reporter: rangers closed the park today because of the high fire danger. when temperatures hit 99 degrees they decided closing it tomorrow would be a good idea as well. >> there is fuel down here, if you add hot temperatur
. >>> the triple digit heat broke a few records today in some bay area cities. we have team coverage tonight. chief meteorologist bill martin will have tomorrow's forecast in 90 seconds. but first ktvu's matt keller join us live from ellam rock park where park rangers are taking extra precautions tonight, mark. >> reporter: these signs behind me will be out again tomorrow telling the public that alum rock park is closed due to extreme fire danger. near triple digit temperatures...
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first amendment rights but city leaders say they put these in place for security reasons. >> i think it's a rule that's always been very clear that if the crowd is too large for the room, then you establish a secondary place where people can watch. >> there are open seats all over this room and they have these doors closed because they don't want us here. >> reporter: the protestors became quiet after the bluford family was given the police report regarding their son's death. the report is heavily redacted but the family says it proves despise initial reports alan bluford never fired a shot. now in terms of how the city plans to operate future city council meetings, they are not sure how they will handle them from here on out. >>> oakland officials are blast the in a new report of an officer-involved shooting. the court-appointed monitor checking police reform says police sometimes shoot at suspects even if there is no imminent threat. the monitor report says police investigations into the shootings often fell short with detectives expecting that they were justified >>> a mystery in
first amendment rights but city leaders say they put these in place for security reasons. >> i think it's a rule that's always been very clear that if the crowd is too large for the room, then you establish a secondary place where people can watch. >> there are open seats all over this room and they have these doors closed because they don't want us here. >> reporter: the protestors became quiet after the bluford family was given the police report regarding their son's death....
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. >>> the triple digit heat broke a few records today in some bay area cities. we have team coverage tonight. chief meteorologist bill martin will have tomorrow's forecast in 90 seconds. but first ktvu's matt keller join us live from ellam rock park where park rangers are taking extra precautions tonight, mark. >> reporter: these signs behind me will be out again tomorrow telling the public that alum rock park is closed due to extreme fire danger. near triple digit temperatures could not stop francis tuddle for practicing for his high school team. but the sign near alum rock park did. >> reporter: now where where are you going to run? >> another loop, something extra. >> reporter: we salk hikers, cyclists and drivers turn around forcing plans to be changed. >> maybe take a walk later on just down the street after it cools down a little bit. >> reporter: rangers closed the park today because of the high fire danger. when temperatures hit 99 degrees they decided closing it tomorrow would be a good idea as well. >> there is fuel down here, if you add hot temperatur
. >>> the triple digit heat broke a few records today in some bay area cities. we have team coverage tonight. chief meteorologist bill martin will have tomorrow's forecast in 90 seconds. but first ktvu's matt keller join us live from ellam rock park where park rangers are taking extra precautions tonight, mark. >> reporter: these signs behind me will be out again tomorrow telling the public that alum rock park is closed due to extreme fire danger. near triple digit temperatures...
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protestors say the city crusheddish that first amendment rights but city leaders say they put this plan in place for security reasons. >> i think it's a rule that's always been clear that if the crowd is too large for the room, then you establish a secondary place where people can watch. >> there are open seats all over this room! and they have those doors closed because they don't want us here. >> reporter: some protestors did make it inside and chanted loudly but things got quiet when a councilmember gave the bluford family what they have been waiting for, for five months, the police report regarding their son's death. the family's lawyer says the report is heavily redacted but it does prove despite initial reports that alan bluford never fired a shot. the family says the report is far from the justice that is deserved for them is what they say. they say they plan to come back to future city council meetings. the city council has yet to decide how they plan to handle the meetings moving forward. live in oakland, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> oakland officials are blasted in
protestors say the city crusheddish that first amendment rights but city leaders say they put this plan in place for security reasons. >> i think it's a rule that's always been clear that if the crowd is too large for the room, then you establish a secondary place where people can watch. >> there are open seats all over this room! and they have those doors closed because they don't want us here. >> reporter: some protestors did make it inside and chanted loudly but things got...
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he first came out of harvard, went to work for a very prestigious law firm in new york city. when he went to arizona he tried to set up a system where you would have lawyers appointed for indigents. in may he takes off with $100,000 of a client's, allegedly, and starts off on this life of crime. >> what's this spying about? >> the espionage case has to do with -- as all of this was spinning up in the fraud thing, he apparently tried to make contact with or made contact with a hostile foreign power or intelligence officer. and because of his former secret clearances, the fact that he was a reservist in intelligence, that's what he was saying, where they do very sensitive work, they wanted to know why are you talking to these people? that is something now that they have him they will focus on. >> he was hiding in plain sight, having pictures taken with senator john mccain, congresswoman michele bachmann. >> speaker boehner. >> rudy giuliani. >> that's interesting. aaron erin moriarty, john miller, thank you. >>> crash dummies used to be nothing more than rag dolls. now they've
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the city of oakland is the first city in america to offer the government bank i.d. card regardless of status. what makes the i.d. card unique is the debit card function which allows lower-income people to avoid check cashing fees. the program is expected to take 60 to 90 days to roll out. there will be a one-time fee of $10 for minors and senior citizens. richmond is considering a similar program. >>> in the south bay, the allen rock school district is eliminating 18 teaching positions and will combine classes to reduce spending. these moves will save them more than $1 million. school officials blame shrinking enrollment which reduces funding coming from the states. we will take a look at weather and traffic after the break. >>> welcome back. we have beat the heat. temperatures are the hottest temperatures we had all year. arrived just in time for the first week of october. now it will start to feel more like october. we have a couple of more hot days to get through. temperatures today 95 degrees in livermore. 95 in fairfield. 85 degrees in san jose. look at where w
the city of oakland is the first city in america to offer the government bank i.d. card regardless of status. what makes the i.d. card unique is the debit card function which allows lower-income people to avoid check cashing fees. the program is expected to take 60 to 90 days to roll out. there will be a one-time fee of $10 for minors and senior citizens. richmond is considering a similar program. >>> in the south bay, the allen rock school district is eliminating 18 teaching positions...
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she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and asked her if she would begin carrying a monthly reading series based on her community. >> a lot of the raiders that i work with our like underground writers. they're just coming at publishing and at being a writer from this underground way. coming in to the library is awesome. very good for the library to show this writing community that they are welcome. at first, people were like, you want me to read at the library, really? things like that. >> as a documentary, there are interviews -- [inaudible] >> radar readings are focused on clear culture. strayed a
she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her...